NYC DOB record · B01138895-S4

556 Howard Avenue

556 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

New building filing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. The latest DOB status is permit entire.

DOB has issued the permit covering the full scope of this filing, so the work is cleared to proceed.

ApprovedNew building

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NYC DOB RECORD · B01138895-S4

556 Howard Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11233

New building · status dated Sep 10, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
4 stories
Dwelling units
28
Filing data portrait

A page-specific reading of the filing status, location and stated scale. Values are drawn from the cited DOB record.

Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing B01138895-S4 as a new building at 556 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Sep 10, 2026. The filing records 4 proposed stories and 28 proposed dwelling units.

A filing or approval does not by itself confirm that work is underway. Proposed details may change in later DOB records.
Filing type
New building
Latest status
Approved
Latest status date
Sep 10, 2026
Proposed scale
4 proposed stories and 28 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 2 filings associated with BIN 3039567Applicant of recordSee the 51 filings that name Elevated Engineering NYC
FiledMar 4, 2025
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale4 stories
Recorded costNot published

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Filing Foundation drawings subsequent to primary job number B01138895-I1

Street Futures classifies this record as a new building based on the filing type and work flags published by the Department of Buildings. This classification helps organize the map; it does not add scope that is absent from the DOB record.

The lot this filing sits on

What is already here?

The lot holds a 2-story warehouse built in 1921, on a 4,024 sq ft lot.

Built
1921
Floors
2
Residential units
0
Building type
Warehouse
Land use
Industrial and manufacturing
Zoning district
R6A
Lot area
4,024 sq ft
Building area
6,700 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 13, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B01138895-S4.

    01
  2. Application approved

    The application reached an approved status in the DOB record.

    02
  3. First permit date recorded

    DOB lists a first permit date. This does not by itself confirm current construction activity.

    03
  4. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “Permit Entire.”

    04

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

Where a field reads “empty in the source”, the city published this filing without that value. It is not an omission on our side, and nothing here is inferred to fill a gap.

DOB filing number
B01138895-S4
BBL
3014750062
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
4
Existing dwelling units
Empty in the source
Proposed dwelling units
28
Foundation workEarthwork